| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Rhoden | PIT | 9.25 | 198608250_CIN_PIT |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 7.28 | 198608250_CHN_HOU |
| Roger Clemens | BOS | 7.17 | 198608250_BOS_TEX |
| Mike Witt | ANA | 6.9 | 198608260_ANA_NYA |
| Ted Higuera | MIL | 4.4 | 198608240_KCA_MIL |
| Starter | Tm | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | TEX | -5.03 | 198608250_BOS_TEX |
| Rich Dotson | CHA | -4.83 | 198608260_KCA_CHA |
| Dave Stieb | TOR | -2.83 | 198608240_TOR_MIN |
| Mark Langston | SEA | -2.15 | 198608240_SEA_DET |
| Dennis Martinez | WAS | -1.48 | 198608260_WAS_SFN |
Based on accumulated WAA for this season up to 1986-08-26.
| Rank | WAA | Name | IP | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 8.93 | Mike Scott | 221.7 | HOU |
| +002+ | 7.42 | Rick Rhoden | 200 | PIT |
| +003+ | 7.29 | Roger Clemens | 206.3 | BOS |
| +004+ | 6.99 | Mike Witt | 209.3 | ANA |
| +005+ | 6.89 | Bob Knepper | 222.3 | HOU |
| +010+ | 5.65 | Teddy Higuera | 195.3 | MIL |
| +011+ | 5.28 | Bob Forsch | 184.3 | SLN |
| +017+ | 4.73 | Fernando Valenzuela | 214 | LAN |
| +018+ | 4.65 | John Tudor | 202.7 | SLN |
| +019+ | 4.54 | Ron Darling | 180.7 | NYN |
| +023+ | 4.4 | Bill Gullickson | 193.7 | CIN |
| +024+ | 4.28 | Bobby Ojeda | 166.3 | NYN |
| +030+ | 3.98 | Dwight Gooden | 188.3 | NYN |
| +035+ | 3.75 | Eric Show | 136.7 | SDN |
| +041+ | 3.59 | Mike Krukow | 184.3 | SFN |
| +042+ | 3.54 | Dave Dravecky | 161.3 | SDN |
| +046+ | 3.42 | Lance McCullers | 110.7 | SDN |
| +051+ | 3.33 | Kirk McCaskill | 195 | ANA |
| +064+ | 2.99 | Bruce Ruffin | 86.7 | PHI |
| +069+ | 2.94 | David Palmer | 173.3 | ATL |
| +071+ | 2.9 | Rick Honeycutt | 128.7 | LAN |
| +073+ | 2.87 | Vida Blue | 122 | SFN |
| +078+ | 2.59 | Andy McGaffigan | 110.7 | WAS |
| +079+ | 2.58 | Danny Cox | 157 | SLN |
| +082+ | 2.46 | Tim Burke | 86.3 | WAS |
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